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ENT Flashcards

1
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What might uvula deviation indicate in tonsillitis?

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Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)

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First and second line treatment for otitis externa

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First: Topical aceitic acid spray
Second: Topical combination steroid and antibiotic drops (if hearing loss)

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What does bilateral purple swelling of the nasal septum indicate and how is it managed?

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Septal haematoma

Urgent ENT review

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4
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Sudden onset vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus after a viral infection with horizontal nystagmus and nausea/vomiting

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Labyrinthitis

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5
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Unilateral tonsillar swelling and fever

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Quinsy

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6
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Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis with splenomegaly

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Infectious mononucleosis

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7
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Which antibiotics are avoided in EBV

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penicillin

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8
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Tonsils which meet in the middle and are covered by a white film that bleeds when you attempt to remove it

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Acute bacterial tonsillitis

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9
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Episodes lasting 20min of unilateral tinnitus, sensioneural hearing loss and vertigo with a ‘full’ sensation

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Meniere’s disease

Acoustic neuroma is similar but more progressive

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10
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Bilateral conductive hearing loss and tinnitus with a FHx

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Otosclerosis

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2 year old with frequent otitis media and delayed speech

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Glue ear (otitis media with effusion)

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12
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Management of a simple perforated eardrum

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Reassure and follow up in 6 weeks

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13
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Define otalgia

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Ear pain

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14
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ABx of choice for otitis media

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Amoxicillin

clarithroymycin/erythromycin if allergic

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15
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Sudden onset vertigo WITHOUT hearing loss after a viral illness

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Vestibular neuronitis

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16
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Management of an auricular haematoma

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Same day ENT assessment

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17
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5 causes of drug ototoxicity

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Aminoglycosides, furosemide, aspirin, cytotoxic drugs, NSAIDs

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18
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80 year old with sensioneural hearing loss at high frequencies

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Presbycusis

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19
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Hx of unilateral vertigo and hearing loss with an absent corneal reflex

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Acoustic neuroma

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20
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What condition is associated with bilateral acoustic neuroma

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Neurofibromatosis type 2

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21
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Define exostosis

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Benign bony growth (conductive hearing loss)

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22
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Management of unilateral polyp

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Red flag for nasopharyngeal cancer - urgent referral to ENT

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23
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First line management of bilateral polyp

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Topical corticosteroid therapy

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24
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Treatment of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

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Oral aciclovir and corticosteroids

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25
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What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?

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Herpes zoster oticus
Auricular pain progressing to a vesicular rash around the ear, tinnitus and vertigo.
?Facial nerve palsy

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26
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4 features of mastoiditis

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Persistent earache, conduction deafness, profuse discharge and posterior auricular tenderness

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27
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Management of mastoiditis

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Refer urgently for IV ABx

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28
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Cause of the majority of sudden onset sensioneural hearing loss

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Idiopathic

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29
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Risk factor for otosclerosis

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Pregnancy

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30
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Management of vestibular neuronitis

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Prochlorperazine in the ACUTE phase (only for a few days)

Then vestibular rehabilitation

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31
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Following referral to ENT, how are patients with sudden onset sensorineural deafness treated?

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high-dose oral corticosteroids

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32
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Interpretation of Rinne and Weber

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Rinne result: Air conduction > bone conduction bilaterally

Weber result: Lateralises to unaffected ear

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33
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Which nerve palsy is associated with sarcoidosis?

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Sarcoidosis

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34
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6 associations with nasal polyps

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asthma (particularly late-onset asthma)
aspirin sensitivity
infective sinusitis
cystic fibrosis
Kartagener's syndrome
Churg-Strauss syndrome
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35
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Does MND and MS cause vertigo?

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MND: No
MS: yes

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36
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Management of a mouth ulcer for greater than 3 weeks

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2 ww to oral surgery

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37
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Biggest risk factor for malignant otitis externa

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Diabetes

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38
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Management of unilateral middle ear effusion in an adult

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2ww to ENT

Nasopharyngeal cancer

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39
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What is Ludwigs angina?

A

Cellulitis at the floor of the mouth

Risk in immunocompromised patients with poor dentition

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40
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Treatment of otitis externa in diabetics

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Ciprofloxacin to cover pseudomonas

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41
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Where is little’s area

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Anterior nasal septum

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42
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When do you treat sinusitis and what do you treat it with?

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After 10 days: phenoxymethylpenicillin and intranasal steroids/decongestant

43
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What is the most important part of the tympanic membrane to visualise in a patient with purulent ear discahrge

A

Attic

Cholesteatoma

44
Q

Treatment for a perforated eardrum that does not resolve spontaneously

A

Muringoplasty

45
Q

Bilateral high-frequency hearing loss

A

Presbycusis

46
Q

Globus (feeling of a lump in the throat), hoarseness and no red flags

A

Laryngopharyngeal reflux

47
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dysphagia, halitosis and regurgitation of undigested food with a mass below the sternocleidomastoid

A

Pharyngeal pouch

48
Q

sensation of a lump being stuck in the throat, with no physical findings present

A

Globus hystericus

49
Q

When would you treat otitis media with supportive care verus antibiotics

A

ABx if ear pain and bilateral sx in a child under 2

Systemically unwell child needs ABX

50
Q

Room spinning for 10 seconds when moving the head

Some nausea, no vomiting, hearing loss or tinnitus

A

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

51
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Diagnosis and treatment of BPPV

A

Diagnosis: Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre (rotatory nystagmus)
Treatment: Epley manoeuvre

52
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Management of worsening stridor in post-op neck surgery

A

Urgent removal of sutures and call for senior help

53
Q

smooth, fluctuant, non-tender unilateral mass that does not transilluminate located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

A

Branchial cyst

54
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Red flag nosebleeds

A

Recurrent and unilateral

55
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Is coughing a red flag for nosebleeds

A

No

56
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ABx for tonsillitis

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin for 10 days

57
Q

What is sialadenitis

A

Inflammation of the salivary gland

58
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Where are the 3 salivary glands found?

A

the parotid glands are anterior and inferior to each ear
the submandibular glands lies below the angle of the jaw
the sublingual glands lie beneath the tongue

59
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Chronic cough and peristent headache

A

Sinusitis

60
Q

Pain above and lateral to the eye

A

Temporal arteritis

61
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Shooting pain across the face worse when you touch it

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Trigeminal neuralgia

62
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Age of onset of otosclerosis

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20-40

63
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Ear pain, epitaxis and cervical lymphadenopathy

A

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

64
Q

What is rhinitis medicamentosa and how is it treated?

A

Rebound nasal congestion brought on by extended use of topical decongestants
Treated by stopping the decongestant

65
Q

swelling in the subcutaneous tissue of the posterior triangle which transilluminates

A

Cystic hygroma

66
Q

midline cyst which moves up on tongue protrusion and does NOT transilluminate

A

Thyroglossal cyst

67
Q

Most common bacterial cause of otitis media

A

Haemophilus influenzae

68
Q

Management of all post-tonsillectomy haemorrhages

A

Refer immediately to ENT
If within hours then arrange immediate return to theatre
If a few days later then commonly associated with wound infection (IV ABX)

69
Q

Failure of all emergency management for epistaxis

A

Ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in theatre

70
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Management of acute sensorineural hearing loss

A

Urgent ENT assessment for audiology and brain MRI

71
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What is tachyphylaxis

A

progressive decrease in response to a given dose

72
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Treatment of epistaxis from an anterior bleeding source that is visualized

A

Silver nitrate cautery

73
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Remember that a goitre is a thing for neck lumps that move on swallowing

A
74
Q

Common tumour of the parotid gland

A

Pleomorphic adenoma

75
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Examination of menieres

A

Nystagmus and positive rombergs test

76
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Unilateral symptoms in chronic rhinosinusitis

A

Referral to ENT

77
Q

Recurrent ear discharge

A

Cholesteatoma

78
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Treatment for chronic sinusitis

A

Nasal irrigation with saline solution

79
Q

Sudden onset dizziness with headache and difficulty walking

A

Cerebellar stroke

80
Q

What infection is tonsillar SCC associated with

A

HPV infection

81
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pain on palpation of the tragus, itching, discharge and hearing loss

A

Otitis externa

82
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Age of presentation of cholesteatoma

A

10-20 years

83
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What increases the risk of cholesteatoma

A

Cleft palate

84
Q

Naseptin (chlorhexidine/neomycin) cream contains peanut oil

A
85
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Complication of thyroid surgery

A

Damage to parathyroid glands can result in hypocalcaemia causing QT elongation

86
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Elderly patient dizzy on extending neck

A

Vertebrobasilar ischaemia

87
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Menieres prevention and treatment

A

Prevention: betahistine
Treatment: prochlorperazine

88
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Treatment of quinsy

A

IV ABx and surgical drainage

89
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What type of hearing loss is noise related hearing loss

A

Sensorineural

90
Q

5 causes of gingival hyperplasia

A

phenytoin, ciclosporin, calcium channel blockers and AML

91
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management of acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (halitosis, mouth pain and ulceration) with fever

A

Paracetamol + Oral metronidazole + Chlorhexidine mouthwash

92
Q

Samter’s triad

A

asthma + aspirin sensitivity + nasal polyposis

93
Q

Medication to avoid in asthma

A

Beta blockers
Aspirin
NSAIDs

94
Q

Slow growing, painless, mobile lump in the parotid gland of older female

A

Pleomorphic adenoma

95
Q

first-line treatment for impacted ear wax

A

olive oil drops

96
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Management of spreading erythema after otitis externa

A

Oral flucloxacillin

97
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Management of Ludwigs Angina

A

999 immediate transfer to hospital

98
Q

Persistent unexplained hoarseness in a patient aged >45 years old

A

Urgent referral to ENT and CXR

99
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Adults are generally required to have had a failed trial of hearing aids before having a cochlear implant

A
100
Q

Management of children presenting with glue ear with a background of Down’s syndrome or cleft palate

A

ENT referral

101
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Child under 2 with otitis media

A

Prescribe abx if bilateral

102
Q

otitis media with perforation

A

ABx

103
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Management of pleomorphic adenoma

A

Routine surgical removal due to risk of malignant transformation

104
Q

Metastatic SCC in cervical lymph node

Most likely primary site

A

Nasopharynx

Medicine Year 4 (13 decks)

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